Grateful Heart - Words and Quotes to Help You Live in the Moment

Finding the time to be more grateful instead of wanting more has been difficult for me lately. I have this vision in my head of my future and how great it will be, but while I’ve been working towards the future, I haven’t always been happy and grateful for the present.

I mean, I’ve been ‘#happy’ while working on finding my passions and reaching for my goals, but I don’t believe I’ve given enough joy to the present moments in my life.

While working on what is to come and what I need to do now to get there, I’ve forgotten that I can enjoy the present moments a little bit more, and let the future be apart of my journey but not encompass everything that I do now.

I’m unsure if I can truly articulate the way I’m feeling about being more present and enjoying my life in the present, but I hope you find these words to be an inspiration for you to also enjoy the here and the now.

Life is happening now; I mean we all know this. Tomorrow is not promised; we’ve all heard this. But are we really making the most of each day?

Have you talked to your parents lately? When’s the last time you caught up with an old friend? How are your siblings doing? Have you said hello or had a conversation with a stranger? Have you picked up a book to learn something new? Have you gone outside and went for a walk and not checked your phone every couple of minutes?

I mean really, can you say that you were grateful or happy with one or two things that you did TODAY? If not, make a memory, do something fun, do something for yourself, do something to help another human being, do something to show someone else that you care about them.

I’m riding this wave of gladness. I’m surfing on the waters of happiness. I’m diving into the depths of a grateful heart. I am taking the time to truly be grateful for what I have. I hope that you can too.

Each day you should try and say something that you are grateful for, just think how much more positivity you will be bringing into your life if you do this small task.

Keep working on your goals, on your future, and on your passions, but don’t forget to appreciate what you have now.

Please enjoy some quotes below on living in the present moment and having a grateful heart.

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Quotes on Living in the Moment and Being Grateful

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Life is available only in the present moment. If you abandon the present moment you cannot live the moments of your daily life deeply.” Thich Nhat Hanh

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” Buddha

“If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is to be present in the present. Gratefully.” – Maya Angelou

“Past and future are in the mind only – I am now.” – Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

“At some point you have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening” – Anonymous

“Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude” – Deepak Chopra

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past, if you are anxious, you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” – Lao Tzu

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.” -Dalai Lama

“The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the steps that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.” – Eckhart Tolle

“It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” -David Steindl-Rast

“The great science to live happily is to live in the present.” Pythagoras

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough” – Aesop

“Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar

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